Phaleria capitata

As recorded: Phaleria cumingii (Meisn.) Fern.-Vill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae

Collected by: Kanehira, R.
Collector number: 521
Date: July 1, 1929
Locality: Caroline Islands
Region: Palau
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Phaleria capitata · collected 1929–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1929, Kanehira, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Phaleria capitata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-20.

2024-07-20

Udawatta Kele Sanctuary, Forest Department Office, Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka

(c) Semaka Wijewardana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-25

Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-31

Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Nur Herjayanti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-04-29

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

(c) sugumaran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Phaleria capitata. BISH 184173. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342775. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/184173.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956342775 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026